Students in the Pocono Mountain School District returned to school under tight security Tuesday morning as police continued to search for Eric Frein, the survivalist and military buff accused of fatally shooting one state trooper and seriously wounding a second. In a message to parents, the school district laid out a variety of measures taken to protect their children. "The District will not be running school buses into Barrett Township, due to heavy police activity still in that area," the message said. "The District will have increased security measures in place, including additional police officers from Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department present in the...

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